Brotzeit (Zweites Frühstück)

Ingredients

2 Saag Bockwurst or Weisswurst (418c, 5.36k, 15.1p, 0f)
2T German sweet senf /mustard (90c, 4k, 0p, 0f)
1 Pretzel (380c, 58k, 9p, 4f)
1 12oz glass wheat beer (Hefeweizen or Weissbeer) (145c, 11k, 0p, 0f)

Nutrition

1 serving
Per serving: 1044c, 212.36k, 24.1p, 4f

Picture of breaded prezels.
Known as Brezel in Bavaria, these are traditionally lye-washed, which is not a traditional USA way of cooking these breaded and large (up to a foot wide) pretzels.

Directions

First, plan on serving this ~10-1030 in the morning.

2) Place bread pretzel in the oven to warm up. ()

3) Spoon some sweet German mustard in a dish for the table, serve with the spoon.

Picture of sweet German mustard.
Bayerischer Süßer Senf is a sweet mustard that goes well with the breakfast.

4) Heat water in a pot to just under boiling. Add the wurst and turn off heat and cover for ~10 minutes. The point is to warm up the pre-cooked sausage. If boiled the sausage will split which is bad form.

Picture of weisswurst.
A nitrate-free traditional Bavarian sausage made from minced veal and pork back bacon. It is usually flavored with various combinations of parsley, lemon, mace, onions, ginger or cardamom. 

4) Plate the sausage, add a dollop or two of the mustard, and a pretzel. Place the pot of warm water and all remaining sausages on the table with tongs so folks can get more if they wish, add a dish of the sweet mustard with a spoon, and make sure everyone has their glass of beer.

A glass of beer.
A glass of wheat beer is often a bit cloudy. Similar is
Hefeweizen .

Diet

[x] Flexitarian + Omnivore
[O] Vegetarian
[O] Pescatarian
[O] Vegan + Raw
[x] Gluten Free: skip pretzel
[O] Weight Maint: nope
[x] Keto Diet: skip pretzel + beer
[x] Mediterranean Diet
[O] Lectin Avoidance: wheat
[O] Oxalate Avoidance: wheat
[O] Purine Avoidance: no beer
[x] Allergies: WHEAT

Comments

This is more than a specific set of food, it is a Munich tradition that I followed when I lived there. The second breakfast is called brotzeit in Bavaria and starts around 1030 am.

Brotzeit has some very specific rules: It must be eaten before 12 noon, you need to eat at least 2 sausages (maybe something to do with good luck), a pretzel and sweet mustard is required, as is the wheat beer. You use a knife and fork to eat the sausage by slicing it lengthwise and rolling the meat from the casing. (Unless you are an older farmer, or are in a very informal setting, then you cut an “x” on one end, dip the sausage in mustard, and suck the innards out; once at the half way point, cut another “x” on the other end and finish the sausage.)

Before eating it is customary to say Guten Appetit.  Another saying is prost as you clink your beer glasses, looking everyone in the eye. (Be careful not to cross arms, very bad luck.) Germans almost always use utensils, even for french fries or pizza or a burger. The key to international eting is to look around and follow what you see locals doing.